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Tropical Depression FAY Advisory Number 13
 
Issued 21:00Z Sep 08, 2002
 
Advisory Selection
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD
400 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002

...T. D.  "FAY" NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MUCH
OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDING THE HILL COUNTRY.   A
FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
TEXAS.  RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE FOR SOME RIVERS IN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDING THE ATASCOSA AND MISSION RIVERS.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF T.D. "FAY" WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.8N...LONGITUDE 99.2W...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF COTULLA
TEXAS.

THE STORM HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY BUT IS EXPECTED TO
DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 20 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008MB...29.77 INCHES.

WIDESPREAD SCATTERED TO BROKEN CONVECTION IS PRESENT OVER A
LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST....AND NORTH TEXAS.    ISOLATED
5 TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED NEAR THE STORM
CENTER...WITH LOCALIZED 2 TO 3 INCH AMTS EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE
CENTER INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND THE RIO
GRANDE REGION.

24 HOUR RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE SUGGESTED THAT LOCALIZED AREAS
HAVE RECEIVED OVER 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...28.8N...99.2W...NEARLY STATIONARY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1008
MB...29.77 INCHES.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 10 PM CDT.

HEDGE/FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH